As the number of credit hours a student takes in a semester increases, the amount of tuition, the amount of access fees, and the number of student loans available also increase. Which of the following is the independent variable?
A. Amount of access fees
B. Amount of tuition
C. Number of student loans available
D. Number of credit hours
A change in number of credit hours result in a change in the amount of access fees, amount of tuition, and availability of student loans. Thus, number of credit hours is the independent variable.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is D.
More Questions on TEAS 7 Math
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Q #1: A bag contains five green balls, four red balls, and three yellow balls. If one ball is randomly selected from the ball, which of the following is the probability that the ball is red?
A. 5/12
B. ¼
C. ½
D. 1/3
Answer Explanation
The probability of an event is determined by the relation
Finding the probability of drawing the red ball, we need to find the total number of balls in the bag.
Total number of balls in the bag=5+4+3=12 balls
The probability of drawing a red ball from the bag is 1/3.
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Q #2: A baker is using a cookie recipe that call for 2 ¼ cups of flour to yield 36 cookies. How much flour will the baker need to make 90 cookies using the same recipe?
A. 6 ¾ cups
B. 5 5/8 cups
C. 10 1/8 cups
D. 4 ¾ cups
Answer Explanation
We are asked to find the number of cups of flour that will be used to make 90 cookies.
Letting x be the number of cups of flour and setting the proportion equation with number of cookies on numerator and number of cups of flour on the denominator. We have
Solve the value of x by cross-multiplying
We convert the mixed fraction into improper fraction in order to carry out multiplication
\(x =\ \frac{9}{4}\ cups\ *\ 90\ cookies\ *\ \frac{1}{36}\ cookies\)
The number of cups of flour needed to make 90 cookies is 5.625 cups, which is equal to 5 5/8 cups(Choice B).
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Q #3: As the number of credit hours a student takes in a semester increases, the amount of tuition, the amount of access fees, and the number of student loans available also increase. Which of the following is the independent variable?
A. Amount of access fees
B. Amount of tuition
C. Number of student loans available
D. Number of credit hours
Answer Explanation
A change in number of credit hours result in a change in the amount of access fees, amount of tuition, and availability of student loans. Thus, number of credit hours is the independent variable.
